Human Resources Managers in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$118,900
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$48,210
28.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$117,245
Rhode Island costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Rhode Island — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$167,110
Kept after tax
$118,900
Worth in national money
$117,245
State rank
6
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Rhode Island is one of the better-paying states for human resources managers. The middle earner takes $167,110, which ranks 6 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 11.94% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Rhode Island. It ranks 8 out of 452 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- No great distortion either way. Rhode Island costs about what the country costs, so from $167,110, take-home of $118,900 is worth roughly $117,245 in national money. The average comes to $179,520, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Rhode Island ranks 6 of 51 states publishing a median for human resources managers, at $167,110 — about 11.94% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within Rhode Island, human resources managers ranks 8 of 452 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Price parity in Rhode Island is near the national base, so for human resources managers, whose median is $167,110, the adjusted figure of $117,245 differs little from $118,900 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $179,520 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Human Resources Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $106,480 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $167,110 |
| Top tenth earn over | $268,040 |
| This salary | $167,110 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Rhode Island | $118,900 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $125,486 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$11,889 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $157,475 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$16,903 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of human resources managers in Rhode Island earn under $167,110 and half over. The published range runs $106,480 at the tenth percentile to $268,040 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Rhode Island the take-home figure of $118,900, from $167,110, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 8 of 452 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Rhode Island, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $117,245, the adjusted value of that $167,110 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 8 of 452 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for human resources managers in Rhode Island, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $106,480 to $268,040; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Rhode Island is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $118,900 from $167,110. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 8 of 452 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Rhode Island, so $117,245 — the adjusted value of that $167,110 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 8 of 452 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $179,520, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $106,480, the highest tenth $268,040, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Rhode Island run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $117,245 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Rhode Island's own levy, $118,900 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Rhode Island is $179,520. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($106,480) and the ninetieth ($268,040) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Rhode Island's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $117,245 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $118,900 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Rhode Island income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.